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Topic: Target

Multan cotton sowing target to be achieved

MULTAN  - Cotton sowing has been completed over an area of 235,343 acres in Multan district, meeting around 53 per cent sowing against a target of 441,000 acres set for the ongoing cotton season. District Officer Agriculture Yousuf Hassan Tatla said in a meeting here Wednesday that late wheat ...

Paddy cultivation target set at 4.26m acres in Punjab

MULTAN -The target for paddy cultivation in Punjab has been set at 4.266 million acres with an assessment to produce 3.374 million tons this season, over 100 million tons lower than that of the last year. According to a release issued by the media liaison unit of Punjab agriculture department here ...

Police nick 12 target killers in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALAThe police have arrested 12 notorious target killers for their involvement in bank robberies and killings of police officials here.According to media reports, the Gujranwala Police conducted several raids in different areas of the city and captured 12 notorious culprits including two ...

Teachers target FDE, ministry over favouritism

ISLAMABAD - The secondary school teachers (SSTs) of model colleges have targeted the recent action of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) and Ministry of Capital Administration and Development (CAD) about time scale promotion, based on discrimination, saying the people should be promoted on ...

fbr striving hard achieve target
May 16, 2013

FBR striving hard to achieve Rs2,050b target

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is struggling to achieve the revised revenue collection target of Rs 2,050 billion during the ongoing financial year 2012-13 owing to the slowdown in the economy due to the energy crisis and poor law and order situation.The FBR has collected Rs 1510 ...

Pakistan struggling hard to achieve $27b export target

islamabad - The government is struggling to achieve annual exports target of $27 billion during the ongoing financial year 2012-13 due to the unending power shortage in the country and global economic situation.“The commerce ministry has set an ambitious exports target at the time when ...

Punjab achieves 16pc cotton sowing target

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Punjab province has achieved 16 per cent of cotton sowing target fixed for the sowing season 2013 to fulfill the domestic requirements of the commodity as well as to export it. The sowing is 16 percent higher than that during the same period of last year, said Cotton Development ...

Growth target missed for fifth consecutive year

islamabad - Pakistan has missed the economic growth target for the fifth consecutive year during outgoing financial year 2012-13 that shows the result of hollow economic policies of the previous Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led coalition government in its five-year tenure.The National Accounts ...

imran vows target us drone elected
May 04, 2013, 4:36 pm

Imran vows to target US drone if elected PM

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Saturday reiterated that he would order PAF to target US drones in country’s airspace if people elected him as Prime Minster.Addressing a public meeting in Swabi, division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan said that everyone wanted to build ...

israel air raids target gaza fighters
April 29, 2013

Israel air raids target Gaza fighters

GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes launched three strikes early on Sunday on the Gaza Strip, targeting Palestinian group Islamic Jihad but causing no casualties, witnesses said. Two air strikes hit the southern town of Khan Yunis, targeting positions of the Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of Islamic ...

Jayawardene, Sehwag trounce tricky target

NEW DELHIOn a hot Sunday afternoon, two bowling attacks got into a contest of who could get worse. Mumbai Indians outdid their Delhi Daredevils counterparts by a comfortable margin, and handed Daredevils their first win in seven attempts this season.To give credit where it's due, Daredevils were ...

29 districts achieved target of clearing pending cases

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Chief Justice on Wednesday said that by an effective implementation of National Judicial Policy, 29 districts in Punjab had achieved the target of disposing old cases filed till 2008. The district judiciary of the province was tasked to clear backlog of old cases till ...

pakistan 4 2pc growth target  imf
April 18, 2013

Pakistan to miss 4.2pc growth target: IMF

ISLAMABAD : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Pakistan could not achieve the economic growth's target of 4.2 per cent during current financial year 2012-2013 as it would remain at 3.5 per cent.The IMF in its report "World Economic Outlook" has noted that Pakistan's real GDP ...

FBR constitutes 2 task forces to meet revenue target

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted two task forces to formulate policy measures to increase revenue, enhance efficiency in tax department and bring more transparency in tax administration.According to a notification, the FBR chairman has constituted two task forces ...

targeted op target killings hand
April 14, 2013

Targeted op, target killings go hand in hand

KARACHI – A man and his son among six people were killed during targeted operation continued in the city.On one side, police and rangers continue operation against target killing while on the other side target killing on political and sectarian grounds have also been continued in the city. In ...

australia target five at rio games
April 13, 2013

Australia target top five at Rio Games

SYDNEY - Better use of resources rather than more government funding will help Australia return to the top five Olympic nations, Australia Olympic Committee president John Coates said on Friday.The AOC has set another top-five target for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics after Australia slipped to ...

fcci textile export target hard met
April 12, 2013

FCCI sees textile export target ‘hard’ to be met

FAISALABAD - The target set for textile export for year 2012-13 will not be achieved due to the loadshedding, especially gas shortage. While the industrialists are being shifted their units to neighbouring countries due to worst prevailing business scenario in the country, said Faisalabad Chamber ...

taliban target elections
April 07, 2013

Taliban group not to target elections

WANA  - The Mullah Nazir Group of Taliban has assured aspiring candidates that the insurgents would not interfere with the election process in the South Waziristan tribal region.The assurance was made by Mullah Nazir Group chief Salahuddin Ayubi, locally known as Bahwal Khan, in a meeting with ...

Pakistan achieves 0.2m tons kinnow export target

KARACHI - Pakistan has already achieved the current financial year's export target of 0.2 million tons of kinnow while the export still continues. Russia emerged the biggest buyer, where 40 percent of Pakistan kinnow was exported. Pakistan Fruit Exporters Association's chairman, Waheed Ahmad said ...

target killing takes 10 lives
December 25, 2012

Target killing takes 10 more lives

KARACHI – Unabated incidents of target killing continued, as ten more people were killed and several others injured in fresh spate of violence in different localities of the city on Monday. According to police, unidentified gunmen opened firing at a general store in Nazimabad area during ...

target killing karachi engulfs 9 lives
December 24, 2012, 4:18 pm

Target killing in Karachi engulfs 9 more lives

Unabated target killing continued to claim innocent lives, as nine more people were killed and several others injured in fresh spate of violence in different localities of Karachi on Monday.According to police, unknown gunmen opened firing at a general store in Nazimabad area of city during which ...

Target killing victim laid to rest

Panjgor Airport Manager Yasir Arafat, who fell prey to target killing has been, was laid to rest at a local graveyard on Friday. His funeral was held at Walton Railway Colony, which was attended by aviation officers including Asif Bashir, Amir Mehboob, MPA Yasin Sohal and scores of other ...

Target killer caught red-handed

KARACHI - An alleged target killer caught red-handed while trying to escape after the killing of prayer leader-cum-seminary teacher inside the Jamia Masjid-o-Madrassa Islamia situated in New Karachi within the limits of Bilal Colony police station on Wednesday.Qari Ahsanullah Rasheed, 45, son of ...

target sheesha
October 26, 2012

Why target Sheesha only

Sheesha emerged as something of an icon in the elite circles, but within a few years, its fan club covered people from all walks of life. The most enthusiastic of these were, of course, the young people. The recent attempts by Punjab government to put a stop to this fast growing culture, has led to ...

target pakistan army
September 25, 2012

Target - Pakistan Army

Apparently, Pakistan Army is the target. It is being assailed by friends and foes alike. The army, which has stood like a rock in the country’s defence, is the hurdle for its enemies. Our enemies believe that by weakening the army and demonising the ISI,Pakistancan be denuclearised and ...

Target killing conspiracy to fan sectarian violence: Altaf

Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain expressing grave concerned over the surge in target killing and violence in Karachi has termed it conspiracy against integrity of the country.It a statement issues here in London on Saturday, Altaf Hussain strongly condemned target killing and said ...

WHO target to cut chronic deaths

GENEVA - The World Health Organization announced on Friday it was set to approve a new target to reduce premature deaths from chronic illnesses such as heart disease by a quarter by 2025. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory conditions are known in medical terms as ...

Taliban target City’s business community

LAHORE – Militants belonging to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have threatened a local businessman and demanded Rs 30 million from him, Misri Shah Police said on Monday. Resident of Elite Park told the police that he had received a letter from the Taliban on February 19, in which the militants ...

ambitious rs2,232b revenue target
March 07, 2012

Ambitious Rs2,232b revenue target likely

ISLAMABAD - The government is contemplating to set revenue collection target at Rs 2,232 billion for the upcoming financial year 2012-2013 aiming at generating additional revenue through administrative measures and bringing non-taxpayers into the tax net, TheNation learnt on Tuesday.Official ...

china target slower economic growth
March 04, 2012

China may target slower economic growth

BEIJING - China might set an annual economic growth target below 8.0 per cent for this year, state media said Saturday, as the leaders of the world’s second largest economy acknowledge it is slowing.The report in the official Shanghai Securities News came before Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ...

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